I agree w/ Bulley... I put on a $25 Saab-size (small) muffler that did the job...for about 5 months. Then had it replaced with the OEM. I'm on month 4 with that one and counting! Jim Carter Enfield, NH '84 Westy: the Orange Violin
--- Matthew Bulley <gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com> wrote: > Here is a clear example of "you get what you pay > for". > > The $55 "muffler" could be fine, and could last him > a few years, though I > doubt either. > > The Bus Depot muffler has Ron Salmon (respectable > business owner) standing > behind it, will fit well, and give at least $106 > worth of service. And > finally, if cash flow is no object, the OEM muffler > from the dealer *can* > give amazingly long service, offsetting its steep > price. I have an original > VW muffler on both my 1985 Jetta TD (nearly 200k) > and my 1982 Vanagon > (130k). That's 15 and 18 years worth of muffling. > > G. Matthew Bulley > Bulley-Hewlett > Mount Olive, NC USA > 877.658.1278 Tollfree > www.bulley-hewlett.com > > My Agenda: Stop Suburban Sprawl. > My Methods: Revitalize older, highly-dense, urban > towns. Champion > mass/rapid transit and fast Internet service to > these towns. Demand > replacement of archaic, "separationist" zoning laws > with neo-traditional > dense/mixed use zoning. > The Result: All Americans obtain superior living > opportunities; sprawl is > restrained; and dense, beautiful, interlinked towns > become our children's > inheritance. > Find out more at http://www.cnu.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vicki Derrer [SMTP:VICARY2U@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 1:02 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Cheap Muffler Replacement? > > This plea is from a friend who recently purchased an > 87 Vanagon (with > pop-top). He is trying to subscribe to the list but > in the meantime...He > needs a new muffler. He can get one from The Bus > Depot for about $106 and > put > it on himself, or he can have The Guy At the Muffler > Shop put on a > "universal > muffler" for $55 (not VW of course). Since my friend > is a college student, > he > wants to know why he should not go the less > expensive route. Will it affect > the performance of the vehicle? > > TIA, Vicki
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